2 out of 3 falls match

In a two out of three falls match to win you must score two falls on your opponent before he can score two on you. Sometimes each of the falls is fought under different stipulations (called Three Stages of Hell), such as one pinfall, one submissions only fall and one no disqualification fall. This type of match is almost always booked to go to the third fall. This is also the predominant match-up in Lucha Libre (dos de tres caidas) and before the mid 1970s, pretty much all title matches were 2 out of 3 falls.

-Popular WWE matches of this kind:

-July 26,1998 "FULLY LOADED" in Fresno,California The Rock vs Triple H for the Intercontinental Championship.The Rock and Triple H split the first two falls, the match at the 30 minute time limit, ending the match in a draw.The Rock retained the Intercontinental Championship.

-February 25,2001 "NO WAY OUT" in Las Vegas,Nevada Triple H vs Steve Austin.Steve Austin pinned Triple H in the first fall(regular match),Triple H pinned Steve Austin in the second fall(street fight),Triple H pinned Steve Austin in the third fall(steel cage match), to win the match.

-May 20,2001 "JUDGMENT DAY" in Sacramento,California Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle for Kurt's Olympic Gold medals.Chris Benoit pinned Kurt Angle in the first fall(regular match),Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit via submission in the second fall(Submission match ),Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit in the third fall(Ladder match)by retaining his medals, to win the match.

-December 15,2002 "ARMAGEDDON" in Fort Lauderdale,Florida Shawn Michaels vs Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship.Triple H pinned Shawn Michaels in the first fall(street fight),Shawn Michaels pinned Triple H in the second fall(steel cage match),Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels in the third fall(Ladder match) by getting the belt, winning the match and becoming the new World Heavyweight Champion.